More than a thousand individuals from 500 companies are registered to attend a summit Thursday (1/29) in Riverside where they will meet directly with purchasing agents from the military and other government agencies.

Public health officials have planned a countywide series of community forums to hear about residents’ health-related concerns and create a plan to address them. The meetings will begin next month in Perris and be held into April at locations from Temecula to Blythe.

The Riverside County Waste Management Department has scheduled a free household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, January 24, in Temecula at the former City Hall parking lot, starting at 9 a.m. The collection is open to all Riverside County residents.

Traffic in both directions on Magnolia Avenue will detour near the Riverside and Corona city limits for about a year, starting Jan. 20, in order to build a bridge over a railroad crossing. The traffic bridge will end conflicts between trains and vehicles at the crossing, make it safer for pedestrians, reduce traffic delays, and improve access for emergency vehicles.

Riverside County has filed a claim demanding that the City of Canyon Lake pay almost $1 million in past-due bills for firefighting and emergency medical services the county provided as long as a year ago. The claim (attached) was filed with the city on Wednesday (1/7).

A patient at Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta in Murrieta has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis. LLUMC-Murrieta is working with county health officials to notify individuals who might have been exposed to the illness.

The County of Riverside Commission for Women is accepting nominations for its 2015 Woman of the Year and Young Lady of the Year awards. The awards are bestowed upon an outstanding woman and young lady in each supervisorial district who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to the community by working to improve the status of women, young ladies and families within Riverside County.